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PAIR OF MESOPOTAMIAN EARLY DYNASTIC AND NEO-ASSYRIAN STONE C…
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PAIR OF MESOPOTAMIAN EARLY DYNASTIC AND NEO-ASSYRIAN STONE C…
Estimate £300 - £600
Voluntary lot
Description
PAIR OF MESOPOTAMIAN EARLY DYNASTIC AND NEO-ASSYRIAN STONE CYLINDER SEALS.
Ca. 2800 - 650 BC.
A pair of cylinder seals, from left to right: an Early Dynastic Mesopotamian whitish stone seal engraved with a hero fighting lions and other quadrupeds; and a Neo-Assyrian limestone seal with remains of a bronze ring, engraved with two priests flanking a tree.
Size: 25-40mm x 14-15mm; Weight: 21g
Provenance: Private London collection of an Ancient Art dealer; formerly in a central London family collection, 1990s; reportedly examined by Wilfrid George Lambert in the late 1980s–early 1990s; ex UK art market, 1970s–early 1980s.
About the sale
FINE ANCIENT JEWELLERY AND BEADS - THE PRINCE COLLECTION
Auction location
Auction time
06/20/2026 at 2:00 PM
Pictures credits: Contact the Auction House
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